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Bill 9 (31-1) — municipal government act dispute resolution repeal 2023

Bill 9 repeals a section of the Municipal Government Act that allowed for dispute resolution between commissions and municipal authorities by the Land and Property Rights Tribunal.

Moderate impactInstitutional independenceLocal autonomyMunicipalities

What changed

  • Section 602.2(1)(a) of the Municipal Government Act is repealed by Section 19(15) of Bill 9. This section previously allowed certain disputes between commissions and municipal authorities to be submitted to the Land and Property Rights Tribunal.

Why it matters

  • The repeal removes a specific statutory mechanism for resolving certain inter-agency and municipal disputes, potentially creating a gap in dispute resolution or requiring new processes to be established.
  • This change affects the governance framework for resolving conflicts involving municipal authorities and other commissions.

Other governance concerns

  • Inter-agency accountability
  • Dispute resolution

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